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Originally Posted by cabmandone
BTW, if you haven't done pullups in decades like I haven't. just lay down, put a bar at the maximum arm reach then pull yourself up to it (called an inverted row) It'll work roughly the same muscle group. Also you can do pull downs if you have that cable rig in the lower right hand of that pic above. Both are easier on the shoulder joint and the rotator cuff.
If ya really wanna go wild, lookup "Recon Ron pull up program" Enjoy.
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Originally Posted by zakthor
Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Pull-ups are pretty extreme. How many do you intend to do?
Having a bar with straps to hang off is sometimes more comfortable and interesting. There’s a bunch of cool ab stuff you can do with a pull-up bar.
How about set up some pull-up straps in your garage for now. Bust out as many as you can in a minute and call it a day. Hot, cold, humid it’s just a minute and the pull-ups will hurt more than the weather.
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Two very good posts above.
I have one of those doorway bars, they can be dangerous and let go expectantly, so you have to weary. Other designs seem destined to pull off tacked on wood trim.
However if used only for stretching to gradually feel your weigh and activate chest and back muscles prior to using resistance bands or free weights then they are good, just accept their limitations (
and your own).
I recently purchased some nice HPYGN brand (on Amazon)
resistance bands and
bands with handles and set them up in my shed (using black pipe as a chin-up rig), but cold and hot weather severely limits their use. I also used them in lieu of a cable pulley apparatus via hooks spaced 8 feet apart on the wall.
FYI: the inverted row can be done off of a barbell set up on chairs, or from dip bars. I used to describe them as "upside down push ups" before I knew the official name "inverted row".
I recommend doing some floor exercises to strengthen your core before advancing on to anything else, otherwise back issues and or rotator cuff issues may show up sooner rather than later.
Of all the exercises that I thought were to be worthless but turned out to be the best the "Dead Lift" gets the prize from me (strengthen the core).
Of all the exercises I thought would be the best but turned out to be ineffective, I'd say struggling to do 1-3 chin ups goes into my hall of shame. I mean just three years ago I was able to do six in good form, but even those were not enough reps to get me to the "as advertise" nirvana.